Flag ornament



Dec. 19, 1922, 1 439 44 v H- SCHAREK.

FLAG ORNAMENT.

FILED DEC; 10, 1921.

Patented Dec. 19, lQZZ.

NETE TTS IA'rN-T orries.

HENRY SOI-IAREK, OE COATESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

FLAG ORNAMENT.

Application filed December 10, 1921. serial No. 521,560.

To aZZ 'w/wmz't may concern: I

Be it known that I, HENRY Serrannn, a citizen of the United States of America, re-- siding at Coatesville, in the county of of an improved means for supporting a plurality of flags in artistic relation whereby the same may be advantageously employed upon the tops of flag staffs to give a pleasing effect or upon the caps of automobile radiators or the like. 1 p

The invention aims to provide structure whereby the relationship of the flags may be slightly varied as desired; to provide an efficient, durable and commercial structure, and to mount a series of flags in separate E revoluble sets one of which is provided with meansaifected by a wind current to cause rotation of the same and means being pro vided for intergearing the sets whereby such rotation of one ofthe same will cause rota tion of the other set.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the present invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described in connection with the accompanying drawing and in which like indicating characters refer to like parts throughout the views.

In the drawing, 1 a Figure l is an elevational view of a flag ornament constructed in accordance with the present invention and shown operatively attached to the upper end ofa flag staff with the flags wholly or partially indicated by dotted'lines, I i

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially centrally through the lower portion of F igure '1 Figure 3 'is a horizontal sectional viewtaken substantially upon line IIT-ITI of Figure 2, I Figure 4L is a fragmentary vertical sectional view drawn on a larger scale and illustrating details of theinner portion of the inclined flag adjusting means, and

Figure 5 is a view'similar to Figure a of the outer portion of such flag adjusting means.

The present invention preferably embodies a base or attaching plate Sadapted to be secured in any suitable manner upon the upper end of a support 6, which support is shown herein as a main fiag staff and the attaching means is shown as screws 7 pass ing through the plate 5 and entering the flag staff 6. The base plate 5 is provided with a central upright stud 8 having a longitudinalfsocket and provided with external threads upon the upper end thereof, and a nut 9 is threaded upon the upper end of said stud for a'purpose whichwill presently become apparent.

A central upright flag staff 10 hasits lower end revolubly fitted in'the socket 'of the stud 8, while an inverted pan-shaped casing 11' is fixed upon the lower portion ofthe flag staff 10in a horizontal position and has a central offset portio1r12, the" top wall of which rests upon awasher shown in Figure 2 which is disposed :upon the lower endo-f the flag staff 10 and upon the upper end of the nut 9.

rotationof the'flag staff 10 with slight gear teeth as at 13 and "a small idler pinion 14 mesheswith these teeth as well as with the teethrof a spur gear 15 fixed upon the stud 8 within the casing 11. The pinion 14 is mounted upon a stub shaft fixed to and projecting upwardly from the top wall of a second casing "16 which is revolubly mounted upon the stud 8" adjacent the gear 15- and which is of preferably hollow con- 'struction with concentric inner and outer walls connected by top and bottompwalls. The inner and outer walls. of the casing 16 are preferably provided'with' aplurality of alined' openings for snug reception of the inner ends of further flag staffs 17 whereby said flag staffs are effectively supported in a I A broad bearing is thus provided for permitting gagement vith the teeth 13 on the latter.

The speed of rotation of the casing ll may be varied according to the desired ratio of gearing but shown. the gearing is such as to cause the casing 11 to be rotated at a slower speed than the speed of rotation of the casing 16.

The casing 11 has a multiple flag staff holder fastened on the offset portion 12 thereof embodying a bottom ring portion 21 with set screws 22 for fastening the same on said portion 12 of the casing 11 and having four equally spaced upwardly extending flexible arms 23 rigid therewith, a socket member 24 being rigid with the upper end. of each arm 23 and receiving the lower end of a flag staff 25 for supporting the latter in conjunction with a vertically adjustable spider 26 which is slidably mounted on the flag staff 10 above the multiple flag holder. The sockets 21 may be provided with set screws for holding the flag staffs therein as at27 and said holders Or socket members 24 are also provided with inwardly extending and upwardly converging resilient arms 29 which connect to a ring 29 through which the flag staff 10 passes for steadying said flag staff 10. The ring 29 is also provided with a set screw 30 for securing the flag staff 10 in position and a rectangular frame 31 is revolubly mounted between collars 32 which are fixed upon the upper end portion of the flag staff 10. This frame 31 is of substantially rigid form and adapted to hold a flag S3 in outstretched condition and it is obvious that this flag will be directed by the wind independently of the flag staff 10 so as to extend in the direction of the current of air or in which the wind is blowing. The flags carried by the flag staffs 25 are denoted by the numeral 34 and may obviously be of any desired form. The flag staffs 25 extend upwardly in diverging relation at an inclination and pass through suitable openings provided in the marginal ring 35 of the spider 26 and this spider also includes a plurality of radial spoke members 36 which are attached as at 37 at their inner ends to a collar 88 which is slidable .uponthe flag staff 10 and which is arranged within a sectional hollow casing39 through which the flag staff 10 slidably projects, adjusting screws 40 being carried by opposite ends of said casing 39 for securing the latter in adjusted position. The casing 39 has radial slots adapted for snug reception of the arms 36 which project therethrough and it is obvious that by adjusting the spider 26 vertically relative to the flag staffs 10 and 25, the degree of inclination of the flag staffs 29 may bevaried, the flexible arms 23 and 28 permitting change in the relative positions of the socket members 24 when this is done.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that the flags 3 f constitute one set revoluble with p and by the flags 19 of the other set by the ment of the teethqof the pinion 14 with the teeth 13 on said casing 11. As the multiple flag holder including the socket members 2 is fixed to the casing 11, the'fiags 34k and their staffs 25 are caused to rotate with the casing 11 and as the flag holding frame 31-is rotatably carried by the flag staff 10, rotation of the latter will not change the position the hag 33 in which it is lzept by the wind current.

From the foregoing description, it is believed thatthe construction and operation of the present invention well as the advantages thereof will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

Minor changesmay be made Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

lV hat is claimed as new is:

1. A flag ornament of the class described comprising a main multiple ii: r holder provided with a plurality of radial flag staffs and mounted for rotation upon a vertical axis, means carried by I said flag staffs adapted to be operated by wind current to cause rotation of the same and said flag holder, a second multiple flag holder having ieans to support a plurality of flag staffs in upwardly diverging relation and .rotatably mounted upon a vertical axis and a reduction gearing between said flag holders whereby rotation of the first named flag holder will cause rotation of the second named flag holder at a reduced speed.--

2. A. flag ornament of the class described comprising a main multiple flag holder provided with aplurality of radial flag staffs and mounted for rotation upon a vertical axis, means carried by said flag staffs adapt-.

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second multiple flag holder having means to support a plurality of flag staffs in upwardly diverging relation and rotatably mounted upon a vertical axis, and a reduction gearing between said flag holders whereby rotation oi the first named flag holder will cause rotation of the second named flag holder at a reduced speed, said second named flag holder being carried by an inverted panshaped casing, and said reduction gearing comprising planetary gearing between said casing and the first named flag holder. A flag ornament of the-class de comprising a main multiple flag 1 old vided with. a plurality of radial staf' and mounted for rotation upon a vertical axis, means carried by said flag stalls adapted to be operated by wind current to cause rotation of the same and said holder, a second multiple flag holder having means to support a plurality of flag staffs in upward ly diverging relation and rotatably mounted upon a vertical axis, a reduction gearing between said flag holders whereby rotation of the first named flag holder will cause rotation of the second named flag holder at a reduced speed, a longitudinally socketed stud provided with means for attaching the same to a support and upon which said firstnamed flag holder is rotably mounted, and a central vertical flag staff rigid with the second scribed er pronalned flag holder and :otably mounted in' the socket of said. stud.

l. A flag ornament oil? the class described comprising a main multiple flag holder provided with a plurality of radial flag staffs and mounted for rotation upon vertical axis, means carried by said flag stafl's adapted to be operated by wind current to cause rotation of the same and said flap; holder, at second multiple flag holder having means to support a plurality of flag staffs in upwardly diverging); relation and rotably mounted upon a vertical axis, a reduction gearing between said flag holders whereby rotation of the first named flag holder will cause rotation of the second named flag holder at a reduced speed, a longitudinally socketed stud provided with means for attaching the same to a support, and upon which said first named flag holder is rotably mounted, and a central vertical flag staff rigid with the second named flag holder and rotably mounted in the socket of? said stud, said second nan'ied flag holder comprising a plurality of flag stall receiving socket members flexibly connected, means adjustable upon the central vertical flag staff and engageable with the flag stafl's supported by said flexibly connected socket members for varying the inclination of the same upon longitudinally sliding said means on said central vertical flag staff, v

5. A tlag ornament of the class described comprising amain multiple fla holder pro vided with a plurality of radial flag stalls and mounted for rotation upon a vertical axis, means carried by said flag adapted to be operated by wind current to cause rotation of the same and said flag holder, a second multiple flag holderhaving means to support a plurality of flag staffs in upwardly diverging relation and rotatably mounted upon a vertical axis, a. reduction gearing between said flag holders whereby rotation of the first named flag holder will cause rotation oi? the second named flag holder at a reduced speed, a longitudinally socketed stud provided with means for attaching the same to a support, and upon which said first named flag holder is rotatably mounted, and a central vertical. flag stali rigid with the second named flag holder and rotatably mounted in the socket of said stud, said second named flag holder comprising a plurality of staff receiving socket members flexibly connected, means adjustable upon the central vertical flag staff and engageable with the flag stalls supported by said flexibly connected socket members for varying the inclination of the same upon longitudinally sliding said means on said central vertical flag staff, said central vertical flag staff having a rigid flag holding frame rotatably mounted upon the upper end thereof.

6. A flag ornament of the class described comprising a main multiple flag holder provided with a. plurality of radial flag staffs and mounted for rotation upon a vertical axis, means carried by the flag staffs adapted to be operated by wind current to cause rotation of the same and said flag holder, a second multiple holder having means to support a plurality of flag staffs in upwardly diverging relation and rotatably mounted upon a vertical axis, a reduction gearing between said flag holders whereby rotation of the first named flag holder will cause rotation of the second named flag holder at a reduced speed, a longitudinally socketed stud provided with means for at taching the same to a support, and a central vertical staff rigid with the second named flag holder and rotatably mounted in the socket of said stud, said second named holder comprisi g, a plurality of flag staff receiving socket members flexibly connected, means adjustable upon the central vertical flag statl and engageable with the flag stalls smpported by said flexibly connected soc (et members for varying the inclination of the same upon longitudinally sliding said means on said central vertical flag staff, said means for adjusting the inclination of the flag staffs held by said central members comprising a spider having a marginal ring through which the inclined flag staffs sliolably project.

A. ornmnent of the class described and mounted for rotation upon a vertical axis. in 21118 carried by the flag; stsfi's adapted to be operated by wind current to cause rotation of the some and said holden second multiple lug holder having means to support a plurality of flag stafis in upwardly diifigingg relation and rotatably mounted upon a V rtical axis. a reduction gearing; between s-iid flag; holders wnereb; ro ation of the first named ting holder will cause rotation of the second named holder at :1 reduced speed it longitudinally socnteted stud provided with means for at- *2: hing the some to a support. and a cenflzi, :tuii' rigid with the second trzil vertical named fiflgf holder and rotatably mounted if said stud, said second named 'oin 'irising a plurality of ting ecket members flexibly eonnljustsble upon the central \eiticnlflagg s and engage; ble with the this stati's supported by said flexibly connected socket inen'ibers for varying the inclination of the szune upon longitudinally slidin said means on said central vertical flag stati said means for adjusting the inclination of the ting Staffs held by said central ineniliiers (-oniplisin l spider havin 5 a iiairginzil r ngthrough iihich the inclined ling staffs slidably project radhl EUXUS nttzwhed to said marginal ring and a collar slida hle upon the central ting" staff gind to which said arms are attached at their inner ends ln testinion whereoi I :itlix my signature,

HENR Y SCH AR E K. 

